Man charged after teenager stabbed in chest
A cordon was placed in and around Cheapside in the city centre after the stabbing on Sunday
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A man has been charged after a boy was stabbed in the chest in Nottingham city centre.
Officers were called to High Street in the early hours of Sunday after a 17-year-old boy had been stabbed.
Nottinghamshire Police said Mohammed Ahmadalye, 22, of Bath Street, Nottingham, had been charged with making threats with a bladed article in a public place and wounding with intent.
The force said it had also referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) over "past involvement" with the suspect and 17-year-old boy.
The boy remains in a "critical but stable" condition, police added.
Mr Ahmadalye is due to appear and Nottingham Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
A spokesperson for the IOPC said: "We can confirm that we have received a referral from Nottinghamshire Police this morning [Wednesday] in relation to this matter and we will now carry out an assessment to decide what further action may be required by us."
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